Percussion Sounds

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Tympany

loud, drumlike sound

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Where is tympany normally heard?

abdomen and is normal

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Resonance

moderate to loud, low pitched hollow sound

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Where is resonance normally heard?

chest especially in healthy lungs

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Hyperresonance

very loud, low pitched booming sound

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Where is Hyperresonance normally heard?

chest, in asthma, copd, pneumothorax

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Flatness

soft, high pitched flat sounded

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Where is flatness normally heard?

solid areas, muscle or bone

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Dullness

soft to moderate high pitched thud like sound

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Where is dullness normally heard?

liver or heart

organs, pleural effusion, pneumonia, tumor